Run Task Manager as another user (administrator)

Question

Is it possible to run the Windows Task Manager as another user, for example, as an administrator?

Our users run with limited privileges, so it would be helpful if I could use Task Manager as an administrator to kill a process if needed.

score 31 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 13 '10 at 19:16

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From the Run prompt (Win+r) type the following and run it:

runas /user:Administrator taskmgr

Change "Administrator" to whatever user you want to run it as. You will then be prompted to enter the password of that user.

answered Oct 13 '10 at 19:16

Pylsa

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score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 05 '18 at 18:44

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Run command prompt as administrator in the right click menu on command prompt icon
Type taskmgr in the command prompt.

edited Jun 05 '18 at 18:44

Stevoisiak

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answered Mar 17 '12 at 09:56

yuning

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score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 24 '12 at 11:10

The simplest way is to create a shortcut on the desktop. You can do this from the User account. In Explorer navigate to:

C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe

Copy and paste to the desktop as a link, or drag and drop whilst holding down .

To use it, right click, runas, and select the desired user/password.

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 19 '15 at 15:16

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On Windows 7 (and possibly other versions), run task manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) then at the bottom of the window click Show processes from all users. This will run Task Manager with administrator privileges. enter image description here

answered Apr 19 '15 at 15:16

MasterHD

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score 3 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 28 '15 at 21:08

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Select the start menu, and type taskmgr into the "search programs and file". The task manager should come up in the results. Now right click taskmgr and select "run as administrator".

It works in Windows 7.

edited Jul 28 '15 at 21:08

Peter Mortensen

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answered Aug 23 '13 at 12:58

Rich

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Evgeni Nabokov · Answer 6 · 2022-02-03T19:15:25.763

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Windows 10: Win+X -> Windows PowerShell (Admin) -> Type and run "taskmgr".

Windows 11: Win+X -> Windows Terminal (Admin) -> Type and run "taskmgr".

edited Feb 03 '22 at 19:15

answered Oct 22 '18 at 01:10

Evgeni Nabokov

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Mike · Answer 7 · 2015-04-13T16:51:23.763

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Simplest way:

Win -> Type "taskmgr" -> When it appears on the list press Ctrl + Shift + Enter

edited Apr 13 '15 at 16:51

answered Apr 13 '15 at 16:43

Mike

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 09 '19 at 18:06

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Besides the above, disable in startup - log out and back in to see if anything else comes up in startup via taskmgr. Disable that log out and back in again.

Once all the Acrobat items have been stopped in Task manager, you can delete the odm.db

answered Sep 09 '19 at 18:06

fran Popp

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 10 '15 at 11:37

To Open Task Manager in Admin Mode, I suggest to open command prompt in admin mode first and then type the command for task manager

Open Command Prompt in Admin Mode as Click on Start --> type "Command Prompt" (in search program and files field) Press Shift and Right Click on Command Prompt --> Click on Run as different user It will ask for login credentials --> Enter Admin Credentials after opening Command prompt type command --> taskmgr

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